Hänsel and Gretel

Characters of the Opera

Peter, a broom-maker.
Gertrude, his wife.

Hänsel	}	their children.
Gretel

Witch, who eats little children.
Sandman, who puts little children to sleep.
Dewman, who wakes little children up.
Children.
Fourteen angels.

The story takes place in a German forest.

Composer: E. Humperdinck.
Author: Adelheid Wette.